20 Questions and Answers About Shift Work Disorder
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ISBN: 1449621007 / Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, January 2011
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Chokroverty (neurology, JFK Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson U. Medical School, and neuroscience, Seton Hall U.) answers 20 common questions about shift work disorder, for the newly diagnosed and individuals who suspect they are suffering from it. He explains shift work and how it affects the sleep cycle; short and long-term consequences; effects on general health, specific problems, and mood; and shift work disorder, its diagnosis, effects, non-pharmacological countermeasures, medications for excessive sleepiness and insomnia, and the role of bright light exposure. There is no bibliography. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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